Author: B. Nimri Aziz

B. Nimri Aziz is a New York based anthropologist and journalist. In addition to books on Tibet and Nepal, she is author of “Swimming Up the Tigris: Real Life Encounters with Iraq” based on her work in the Arab Homelands. For many years a producer at Pacifica-WBAI Radio in NY, her productions and current articles can be found at www.RadioTahrir.org

New film “For Sama” documents a Syrian family under siege

July 25, 2019July 26, 2019 B. Nimri Aziz No Comments

New film “For Sama” documents a Syrian family under siege Intimacies From An Awful War. “For Sama” by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. Film review By B. Nimri Aziz If you think you’ve seen enough of conflict, especially the war in Syria, you haven’t. From love of nation and loathing of military rule, from inchoate hope…

Bloggers, Commentary, Movies, Opinion, Politics, Syria, Video

The Power of Our Human Voice, from Marconi to Woods Hole, MA.

July 14, 2019July 17, 2019 B. Nimri Aziz No Comments

The Power of Our Human Voice, from Marconi to Woods Hole, MA. By B. Nimri Aziz Heard “Trader Joe’s” podcast yet? I don’t know who might listen to a 22-minute corporate ad. But, given how cool podcasts have become: hey, that sounds inviting. The idea is also an implicit endorsement for radio– because that’s where…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, mainstream, Opinion, Radio Podcast, Technology

Abu Ghraib at Home in America

July 4, 2019August 20, 2019 B. Nimri Aziz No Comments

Abu Ghraib at Home in America By B. Nimri Aziz “This is not what America is about” argues a reporter referring to revelations of misogynist, violent, racist behavior by employees of the U.S. Border Patrol ‘guarding’ migrants held in detention centers. Sorry Mr. Thompson (Propublica journalist who broke this story); THIS IS what America is…

Bloggers, Commentary, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion